Hon. James Patton, Judge of the supreme court of appeals of West Virginia, died suddenly of heart disease, last week. Judge Patton was the youngest judge on the supreme bench in the United States. He was a man of fine legal attainments, and of the strictest integrity of character. He leaves a wife, the daughter of the late United States Senator Allen T. Caperton. (Men of Mark)
Patton was a great-grandson of Gen. Hugh Mercer, a hero of the Revolutionary War, and a great-uncle of Gen. George S. Patton. At age 14, he was enrolled in Andover Academy but left to join the Confederate Army, where he served as a lieutenant in the 22nd Virginia Infantry. In 1869, Patton married the daughter of U.S. Senator Allen T. Caperton. He later joined a law partnership with Caperton and relocated to Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. In 1872, Patton was elected prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, and served four years.
On June 1, 1881, Patton was appointed by Governor Jacob B. Jackson to a vacated seat on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, caused by the resignation of Justice Charles P.T. Moore. (Freeborn County Standard. Albert Lea, Minnesota. 20 Apr 20 1882. p. 4)
Judge James F Patton, of Monroe, died suddenly of apoplexy, at the McClure House, Wheeling, last Thursday evening. He was a young man of fine ability and promise of usefulness - only 38 years of age. Thus, one by one, the lights of Monroe have, in a few years, nearly all been suddenly extinguished. Judge Patton leaves an estimable wife and two sweet children to mourn his taking away in the bright springtime. (The Hinton Republican, April 06, 1882)
One of the most shockingly sudden and deplorable deaths which have startled this community in a long time, occurred at the McLure House shortly before midnight last night, when, without warning, Judge J F Patton expired from heart disease. He had been slightly ill for a day or two, but was not confined to his room, nor was there anything in his symptoms to cause himself or his friends alarm or uneasiness. Last night he complained of feeling quite unwell, and had retired to bed. A few friends were in his room, and he had been conversing with them, when suddenly he gave start and ceased to breathe. His friends did not for an instant realize the truth. Then Dr A E Summers of Charleston, who has remained in the city since relieved of his duties as President of the Senate by the adjournment of the Legislature, and Dr R S Harvey, of this city, examined him, but found that he had passed beyond the reach of their skill.
James French Patton was the youngest judge who was raised to a position on the Supreme bench of State, as well as the youngest man holding such a position in the United States. He was but thirty-eight years of age and was appointed the Supreme Court of Appeals last June, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge C P T Moore. He was married to a daughter of the late U S Senator Allen T Caperton, and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his untimely and sudden demise. His home was at Union, Monroe county, and prior to his appointment as Judge he was a practicing lawyer, and had been Prosecuting Attorney of Monroe county.
When the was broke out Judge Patton was a boy of sixteen, going to school at Culpepper. He at once joined the Twenty-second Virginia regiment of the Confederate army, of which his brother George was Colonel, and was appointed Adjutant. He served in that position all through the war, and at Cold Harbor he received a terrible wound, the marks of which he bore until death. He had four brothers in the Confederate army, Colonels of the Twentieth, Twenty-first and Twenty-second Virginia and Twenty-third Louisiana regiments, respectively. Three of them were killed, two at Gettysburg. The family achieved distinction by their gallantry and devotion to the cause they had espoused.
Judge Patton's father, Hon John M Patton, was for years the foremost figure of the Virginia bar, and was regarded as the ablest Attorney General the State ever had. His ancestors on his mother's side were also of distinguished position in peace and war, and Judge Patton inherited in an eminent degree the ability of his parents.
He was devoted to his wife and children with an attachment which was touching to those observing it, and which makes his death appeal strongly to the sympathies of his friends, who have much reason to sorrow on their own account. He was possessed in an unusual degree of those qualities which attach friends warmly and firmly to the possessor, and win not only the admiration and friendship, but the love of associates.
Brilliant as a lawyer, able and upright as a Judge, pure and noble as a man, and honorable in all the relations of life, his death must be regarded as a public calamity, and his place will indeed be hard to fill. - Intelligencer, March 31st. (The Hinton Republican, April 06, 1882)
Patton was a great-grandson of Gen. Hugh Mercer, a hero of the Revolutionary War, and a great-uncle of Gen. George S. Patton. At age 14, he was enrolled in Andover Academy but left to join the Confederate Army, where he served as a lieutenant in the 22nd Virginia Infantry. In 1869, Patton married the daughter of U.S. Senator Allen T. Caperton. He later joined a law partnership with Caperton and relocated to Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. In 1872, Patton was elected prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, and served four years.
On June 1, 1881, Patton was appointed by Governor Jacob B. Jackson to a vacated seat on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, caused by the resignation of Justice Charles P.T. Moore. (Freeborn County Standard. Albert Lea, Minnesota. 20 Apr 20 1882. p. 4)
Judge James F Patton, of Monroe, died suddenly of apoplexy, at the McClure House, Wheeling, last Thursday evening. He was a young man of fine ability and promise of usefulness - only 38 years of age. Thus, one by one, the lights of Monroe have, in a few years, nearly all been suddenly extinguished. Judge Patton leaves an estimable wife and two sweet children to mourn his taking away in the bright springtime. (The Hinton Republican, April 06, 1882)
One of the most shockingly sudden and deplorable deaths which have startled this community in a long time, occurred at the McLure House shortly before midnight last night, when, without warning, Judge J F Patton expired from heart disease. He had been slightly ill for a day or two, but was not confined to his room, nor was there anything in his symptoms to cause himself or his friends alarm or uneasiness. Last night he complained of feeling quite unwell, and had retired to bed. A few friends were in his room, and he had been conversing with them, when suddenly he gave start and ceased to breathe. His friends did not for an instant realize the truth. Then Dr A E Summers of Charleston, who has remained in the city since relieved of his duties as President of the Senate by the adjournment of the Legislature, and Dr R S Harvey, of this city, examined him, but found that he had passed beyond the reach of their skill.
James French Patton was the youngest judge who was raised to a position on the Supreme bench of State, as well as the youngest man holding such a position in the United States. He was but thirty-eight years of age and was appointed the Supreme Court of Appeals last June, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge C P T Moore. He was married to a daughter of the late U S Senator Allen T Caperton, and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his untimely and sudden demise. His home was at Union, Monroe county, and prior to his appointment as Judge he was a practicing lawyer, and had been Prosecuting Attorney of Monroe county.
When the was broke out Judge Patton was a boy of sixteen, going to school at Culpepper. He at once joined the Twenty-second Virginia regiment of the Confederate army, of which his brother George was Colonel, and was appointed Adjutant. He served in that position all through the war, and at Cold Harbor he received a terrible wound, the marks of which he bore until death. He had four brothers in the Confederate army, Colonels of the Twentieth, Twenty-first and Twenty-second Virginia and Twenty-third Louisiana regiments, respectively. Three of them were killed, two at Gettysburg. The family achieved distinction by their gallantry and devotion to the cause they had espoused.
Judge Patton's father, Hon John M Patton, was for years the foremost figure of the Virginia bar, and was regarded as the ablest Attorney General the State ever had. His ancestors on his mother's side were also of distinguished position in peace and war, and Judge Patton inherited in an eminent degree the ability of his parents.
He was devoted to his wife and children with an attachment which was touching to those observing it, and which makes his death appeal strongly to the sympathies of his friends, who have much reason to sorrow on their own account. He was possessed in an unusual degree of those qualities which attach friends warmly and firmly to the possessor, and win not only the admiration and friendship, but the love of associates.
Brilliant as a lawyer, able and upright as a Judge, pure and noble as a man, and honorable in all the relations of life, his death must be regarded as a public calamity, and his place will indeed be hard to fill. - Intelligencer, March 31st. (The Hinton Republican, April 06, 1882)
Hon. James Patton, Judge of the supreme court of appeals of West Virginia, died suddenly of heart disease, last week. Judge Patton was the youngest judge on the supreme bench in the United States. He was a man of fine legal attainments, and of the strictest integrity of character. He leaves a wife, the daughter of the late United States Senator Allen T. Caperton. (Men of Mark)
Patton was a great-grandson of Gen. Hugh Mercer, a hero of the Revolutionary War, and a great-uncle of Gen. George S. Patton. At age 14, he was enrolled in Andover Academy but left to join the Confederate Army, where he served as a lieutenant in the 22nd Virginia Infantry. In 1869, Patton married the daughter of U.S. Senator Allen T. Caperton. He later joined a law partnership with Caperton and relocated to Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. In 1872, Patton was elected prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, and served four years.
On June 1, 1881, Patton was appointed by Governor Jacob B. Jackson to a vacated seat on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, caused by the resignation of Justice Charles P.T. Moore. (Freeborn County Standard. Albert Lea, Minnesota. 20 Apr 20 1882. p. 4)
Judge James F Patton, of Monroe, died suddenly of apoplexy, at the McClure House, Wheeling, last Thursday evening. He was a young man of fine ability and promise of usefulness - only 38 years of age. Thus, one by one, the lights of Monroe have, in a few years, nearly all been suddenly extinguished. Judge Patton leaves an estimable wife and two sweet children to mourn his taking away in the bright springtime. (The Hinton Republican, April 06, 1882)
One of the most shockingly sudden and deplorable deaths which have startled this community in a long time, occurred at the McLure House shortly before midnight last night, when, without warning, Judge J F Patton expired from heart disease. He had been slightly ill for a day or two, but was not confined to his room, nor was there anything in his symptoms to cause himself or his friends alarm or uneasiness. Last night he complained of feeling quite unwell, and had retired to bed. A few friends were in his room, and he had been conversing with them, when suddenly he gave start and ceased to breathe. His friends did not for an instant realize the truth. Then Dr A E Summers of Charleston, who has remained in the city since relieved of his duties as President of the Senate by the adjournment of the Legislature, and Dr R S Harvey, of this city, examined him, but found that he had passed beyond the reach of their skill.
James French Patton was the youngest judge who was raised to a position on the Supreme bench of State, as well as the youngest man holding such a position in the United States. He was but thirty-eight years of age and was appointed the Supreme Court of Appeals last June, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge C P T Moore. He was married to a daughter of the late U S Senator Allen T Caperton, and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his untimely and sudden demise. His home was at Union, Monroe county, and prior to his appointment as Judge he was a practicing lawyer, and had been Prosecuting Attorney of Monroe county.
When the was broke out Judge Patton was a boy of sixteen, going to school at Culpepper. He at once joined the Twenty-second Virginia regiment of the Confederate army, of which his brother George was Colonel, and was appointed Adjutant. He served in that position all through the war, and at Cold Harbor he received a terrible wound, the marks of which he bore until death. He had four brothers in the Confederate army, Colonels of the Twentieth, Twenty-first and Twenty-second Virginia and Twenty-third Louisiana regiments, respectively. Three of them were killed, two at Gettysburg. The family achieved distinction by their gallantry and devotion to the cause they had espoused.
Judge Patton's father, Hon John M Patton, was for years the foremost figure of the Virginia bar, and was regarded as the ablest Attorney General the State ever had. His ancestors on his mother's side were also of distinguished position in peace and war, and Judge Patton inherited in an eminent degree the ability of his parents.
He was devoted to his wife and children with an attachment which was touching to those observing it, and which makes his death appeal strongly to the sympathies of his friends, who have much reason to sorrow on their own account. He was possessed in an unusual degree of those qualities which attach friends warmly and firmly to the possessor, and win not only the admiration and friendship, but the love of associates.
Brilliant as a lawyer, able and upright as a Judge, pure and noble as a man, and honorable in all the relations of life, his death must be regarded as a public calamity, and his place will indeed be hard to fill. - Intelligencer, March 31st. (The Hinton Republican, April 06, 1882)
Patton was a great-grandson of Gen. Hugh Mercer, a hero of the Revolutionary War, and a great-uncle of Gen. George S. Patton. At age 14, he was enrolled in Andover Academy but left to join the Confederate Army, where he served as a lieutenant in the 22nd Virginia Infantry. In 1869, Patton married the daughter of U.S. Senator Allen T. Caperton. He later joined a law partnership with Caperton and relocated to Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. In 1872, Patton was elected prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, and served four years.
On June 1, 1881, Patton was appointed by Governor Jacob B. Jackson to a vacated seat on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, caused by the resignation of Justice Charles P.T. Moore. (Freeborn County Standard. Albert Lea, Minnesota. 20 Apr 20 1882. p. 4)
Judge James F Patton, of Monroe, died suddenly of apoplexy, at the McClure House, Wheeling, last Thursday evening. He was a young man of fine ability and promise of usefulness - only 38 years of age. Thus, one by one, the lights of Monroe have, in a few years, nearly all been suddenly extinguished. Judge Patton leaves an estimable wife and two sweet children to mourn his taking away in the bright springtime. (The Hinton Republican, April 06, 1882)
One of the most shockingly sudden and deplorable deaths which have startled this community in a long time, occurred at the McLure House shortly before midnight last night, when, without warning, Judge J F Patton expired from heart disease. He had been slightly ill for a day or two, but was not confined to his room, nor was there anything in his symptoms to cause himself or his friends alarm or uneasiness. Last night he complained of feeling quite unwell, and had retired to bed. A few friends were in his room, and he had been conversing with them, when suddenly he gave start and ceased to breathe. His friends did not for an instant realize the truth. Then Dr A E Summers of Charleston, who has remained in the city since relieved of his duties as President of the Senate by the adjournment of the Legislature, and Dr R S Harvey, of this city, examined him, but found that he had passed beyond the reach of their skill.
James French Patton was the youngest judge who was raised to a position on the Supreme bench of State, as well as the youngest man holding such a position in the United States. He was but thirty-eight years of age and was appointed the Supreme Court of Appeals last June, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge C P T Moore. He was married to a daughter of the late U S Senator Allen T Caperton, and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his untimely and sudden demise. His home was at Union, Monroe county, and prior to his appointment as Judge he was a practicing lawyer, and had been Prosecuting Attorney of Monroe county.
When the was broke out Judge Patton was a boy of sixteen, going to school at Culpepper. He at once joined the Twenty-second Virginia regiment of the Confederate army, of which his brother George was Colonel, and was appointed Adjutant. He served in that position all through the war, and at Cold Harbor he received a terrible wound, the marks of which he bore until death. He had four brothers in the Confederate army, Colonels of the Twentieth, Twenty-first and Twenty-second Virginia and Twenty-third Louisiana regiments, respectively. Three of them were killed, two at Gettysburg. The family achieved distinction by their gallantry and devotion to the cause they had espoused.
Judge Patton's father, Hon John M Patton, was for years the foremost figure of the Virginia bar, and was regarded as the ablest Attorney General the State ever had. His ancestors on his mother's side were also of distinguished position in peace and war, and Judge Patton inherited in an eminent degree the ability of his parents.
He was devoted to his wife and children with an attachment which was touching to those observing it, and which makes his death appeal strongly to the sympathies of his friends, who have much reason to sorrow on their own account. He was possessed in an unusual degree of those qualities which attach friends warmly and firmly to the possessor, and win not only the admiration and friendship, but the love of associates.
Brilliant as a lawyer, able and upright as a Judge, pure and noble as a man, and honorable in all the relations of life, his death must be regarded as a public calamity, and his place will indeed be hard to fill. - Intelligencer, March 31st. (The Hinton Republican, April 06, 1882)
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